JESSICA COSGROVE, DO

Dr. Cosgrove is a board certified adult psychiatrist based on Long Island and is one of a small number of reproductive psychiatrists nationally. She has extensive training and experience working with women throughout their reproductive lifespan including during pregnancy, postpartum period as well as during the transition to menopause. She utilizes a comprehensive approach to treatment and strongly believes in the utilization of psychotherapy to reduce distress and regain functioning. She works to help identify and change maladaptive patterns and coping skills in the present while also working to understand how the past influences our current difficulties. She advocates for the reduction of polypharmacy, sustainable lifestyle interventions, and mindful use of medication when appropriate. 

Education:


  • Bachelor of Science in Psychology with a minor in Chemistry from Loyola University New Orleans
  • Master of Science in Pharmacology from Tulane University
  • Doctorate of Osteopathic Medicine from Touro University California
  • Adult Psychiatry Residency at Northwell Zucker Hillside Hospital, Perinatal Psychiatry Pathway, Chief Resident of Inpatient Services 


Professional Experience:


  • Previously worked as Physician-in-Charge of Zucker Hillside's Perinatal Psychiatry Center and as an attending psychiatrist on Zucker Hillside's Women and Perinatal Inpatient Psychiatry Unit. Additional experience includes serving as a reproductive psychiatry consultant for Project Teach, a NYS OMH funded program providing consults to NY state providers in the area of perinatal psychiatry state-wide.
  • Extensive experience in graduate medical education including having previously served as faculty lead for reproductive psychiatry curriculum at Northwell Zucker Hillside psychiatry residency program and as Associate Program Director for the general adult psychiatry residency at Northwell Mather Hospital where she created and lead the reproductive psychiatry clinical experience and didactic curriculum.

  • Assistant Professor of Psychiatry at Hofstra-Northwell School of Medicine